1. Union Public Service Commission
UPSC
 Union Public Service Commission

2. Introduction
The Royal Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India , which submitted its Report in 1924, recommended the setting up of the Public Service Commission .
This resulted in the establishment of the first Public Service Commission on 1 October

3.   The limited advisory function accorded to the Public Service Commission resulted in the setting up of a Federal Public Service Commission under the Government of India Act, 1935.
Federal Public Service Commission became the Union Public Service Commission after Independence and was given a Constitutional status on 26 January 1950.

4. Category of UPSC exams Central Police Forces Examination (CPF)
Civil Services Examination 
Combined Defense Services Examination (CDS II)
Combined Engineering Services Examination ( CESE)
Indian Administrative Services Examination (IAS)

5. Indian Forest Services Examination (IFS)
Geologists Examination (GE)
Indian Engineering Services - Engineering Services Examination (IES-ESE)
Indian Engineering Services Examination (IES )
Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)

6. Cutoff marks of year 2015 :
CISF Assistant Commandants LDC Examination, 2015 – general – 356/600 , SC – 326/600 .
Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination, 2015
s.No
Category
Marks out of 800 1
Gen
512 2
Obc
449 3 Sc
373 4 St
326 5
PH -I
296

7. Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, 2015
s.no.
Category
gen
Obc Sc St
PH-I
PH-II 1
Geologist
324
284
255
268
218 - 2
Geophysicist
312
263
217
233
271 3
Chemist
397
385
319
297
344
214 4
Jr. hydrogeologist
354
322
282
293
279

8. Combined Medical Services Examination, 2015 –
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2015 – 674/1800 .
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2015 –
S.no.
Category
Marks out of 600 1
Gen
305 2
Obc
285 3 Sc
260 4 St
230 5
PH-I
128

9. Engineering Services Examination 2015 – Marks out of 1200.
Discipline
Gen
Obc Sc St
PH- 1
PH-3
Civil Engineering
674
630
539
552
380
323
Mechanical Engineering
640
598
501
463
375
391
Electrical Engineering
662
619
544
551
389 -
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
700
685
614
572
523

10. CPF
UPSC conduct written examination for Recruiting Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Police Forces (CPF).
Border Security Force (BSF)
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBF)
Central Industrial security Force (CISF)
Special Services Bureau (SSB).

11. Pattern of the exam : Paper I Objective Type - 250 marks
This paper consist of following -
 General Mental Ability
General Science
Current Events
Indian Politics,History
Indian and World Geography

12. Paper II Conventional Type - 200 marks
This paper consist of two parts -
  PART A: Eassy questions to be answered in long narrtive form(80 marks)
  PART B: Comprehension,Precis writing and other communication skills(120 marks)

13. Physical and Medical Standards Test
Personality Test marks

14. CIVIL SERVICES
The Indian Civil Service works as the backbone of India and carries great respect and responsibilities.
The exam is conducted in two phases:
Civil Service Preliminary Examination
Civil Service Main Examination

15. Exam pattern :
Civil Service Preliminary Examination( Objective-type Questions) for the selection of Candidate for Main Examination
Civil Service Main Examination (Written & Interview) for the selection of Candidate for various services.

16. CDS II
Combined Defence Service exam is conducted by UPSC twice a year for the recruitment to office cadre of the Army, Navy and Air force generally in the months of May and October.
Candidates qualifying the written test are interviewed by the Service Selection Board and if selected, depending upon the choice given by the candidates and their merit list ranking in the examination.

17. Exam Pattern WRITTEN EXAMINATION
(a) For Indian Military Academy Naval Academy and  Air Force Academy
1. English (Objective type)
100 marks
2. G.k(Objective type)
3. Elementary Mathematics (Objective type)
Total
300 marks
(b) For Officers’ Training Academy
2. G.K (Objective type)
200 marks
Marks for SSB interview
IMA, NA and AFA
OTA

18. CESE
The Combined Engineering Services Examination is conducted by the UPSC every year for recruitment of the four categories of Engineering services: 
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and
Electronics & telecommunication Engineering.

19. Engineers selected through this Examination are appointed to various posts in governmental organizations like:
Indian Railways
Central Engineering Service
Survey of India
Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch)
Military Engineer Services
Indian Telecommunication ServiceCentral Power Engineering Service
Central Water Engineering Service etc

20. Exam pattern Civil Engineering Section Subject Duration Marks
Objective papers
General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)
Civil Engineering Paper I
Civil Engineering Paper II
2 hrs.
200
Conventional Papers
3 hrs
TOTAL
1000

21. Mechanical Engineering
Section
Subject
Duration
Marks
Objective Papers
General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)
Mechanical Engineering Paper I
Mechanical Engineering Paper II
2 hrs
200
Conventional Papers
3 hrs
TOTAL
1000

22. Electrical engineering :
Section
Subject
Duration
Marks
Objective Papers
General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)
Electrical Engineering Paper I
Electrical Engineering Paper II
2 hrs
200
Conventional Papers
3hrs
3 hrs
TOTAL
1000

23. Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Section
Subject
Duration
Marks
Objective Papers
General Ability Test (Part A: General English) (Part B: General Studies)
E & T Paper I
E & T Paper II
2 hrs
200
Conventional Papers
3 hrs
TOTAL
1000

24. IAS
All India Combined Competitive Examination for the Civil Services conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) comprises of two successive stages:
    Preliminary Examination: It is an objective type, which is a qualifying examination.
    Main Examination: It consists of written examination and an interview.

25. Exam pattern Interview
Preliminary Examination The preliminary examination consists of two papers:
Paper I -- General Studies of 150 marks Paper II -- An Optional subject of 300 marks .
Main Examination It Consists of the following papers:
 Paper I - One Indian language (selected by the candidate) 300 marks
Paper II - English of 300 marks
Paper III - Essay of 200 marks
Paper IV&V - General Studies of 300 marks each Paper VI-IX - Any two subjects (optional papers to be selected by the candidate) with two papers each of 300 marks .
Interview

26. IFS
The Indian Forest Service Exam(IFS) is held every year for recruiting officers for the Indian Forest Service .
The members are recruited by the Centre but their services are put under the various State cadres, they get the privilege of serving both under the State and under the Centre.

27. Exam pattern : Written Examination
Interview for Personality Test of the selected candidates.

28. Exam subjects :
Compulsory: (1) General English (2) General Knowledge (300 marks each).
Optional: Any two of the following subjects (Each subject will have two papers)-
Agriculture
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Geology
Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Zoology
Statistics
Forestry
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science (200 marks each).

29. GE
A Competitive Examination is conducted by UPSC Named Geologists Examination for Recruitment to the various positions in the Government sector. The examination is held for two categories namely:-
Category I - Posts in Geological Survey of India.
Category II - Posts in Central Ground Water Board.

30. Exam pattern PART-I There are five papers to be written :
A. General English-100 marks
B. Geology Paper I-200 marks
C. Geology Paper II-200 marks
D. Geology Paper III-200 marks
E. Hydrogeology-200 marks
PART-II
Interview for personality test-200 marks.

31. IES-ESE
Conducts ESE (Engineering Services Examination) for recruitment in various engineering services or posts in various Government Departments.
The recruitment is done for these categories:
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

32. Exam pattern
PART-1
The written examination consists of two sections. Section I consisting of objective types questions and section II of conventional papers.  
PART-2
 Personality test will be maximum of 200 marks.

33. IES Conducts IES Examination in following branch of engineering
Category I—Civil Engineering.
Category II—Mechanical Engineering.
Category III—Electrical Engineering.
Category IV—Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

34. Exam pattern Part I- Common Written Test 200
Objective Paper A 200 Marks & Objective Paper B 200 Marks
Conventional Paper A 200 Marks & Conventional Paper B 200 Marks
Part II- 
Personality test carrying a maximum of 200 marks of such of the candidates who qualifies the written examination.

35. CSAT
The Civil Services Examination is conducted by the UPSC for different civil services in the Government .
Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) is called as the Preliminary Written Examination in Civil Service Examination. This Examination is the first stage from the three stage Examination . The Qualified student get short listed in this stage for the next stage i.e., Main Written Examination.

36. Exam pattern Paper-I : Current Events.
History of India and International Movement.
Indian and World Geography.
Indian Polity and Governance.
Economic and Social Development.
General Science & Issues.
Duration: 2 Hours
Marks: 200 marks

37. Paper-II
Comprehension.
Logical Reasoning & analytical reasoning.
Decision-Making & problem solving.
General Mental ability.
Basics Numeracy.
English Language Comprehension skills.
Duration: 2 Hours
  Marks: 200 marks